Construction Worker Who Fell Into Well Dies

A 27-year-old construction worker who fell 60 to 70 feet Friday into a well in Bel-Air has died, firefighters said.

The man was found face down, motionless and "beyond medical help," said Briand Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Search-and-rescue specialists were called to pull him out.

Firefighters were summoned at 2:48 p.m. to the 900 block of North Bel Air Road, where the man had fallen into a 4-foot sump well, according to Humphrey.

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